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Introduction
• UNESCO =• since 1945• aim of establishment: peace• initiated by European power• objective:
« to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values”
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UNESCO's World Heritage List• sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common
heritage of humanity• Today: 911 sites (704 cultural, 104 natural, 27 mixed) in 151 state parties
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What does it mean being in the list?
Heritage protection – a new, but fast-growing field for China• joined UNESCO in 1946• 1982: 1st law of heritage protection « the Law of the PRC on the Protection of Cultural Relics »• increasing legal protection• more special funds: 129 million rmb in 1994 534 million rmb in 2005
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China & UNESCO• 1985: ratified the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World
Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO
• Today: 40 sites subscribed in UNESCO's World Heritages List
• Rank 3rd after Italy & Spain
• 53 sites on the tentative list
The Great Wall, Beijing (1987)
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The Potala Palace, Tibet (1994)
Fujian Tulou, Fujian (2008)
The Forbidden City, Beijing (1987)
The Temple of Heaven, Beijing (1998)
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The influence of UNESCO-China interaction on heritage site protection
Positive Greater effort of Chinese government in protecting heritage
sites
• e.g. The 3rd Country-wide Survey of Heritage Sites
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World attention to Chinese heritage sites
• World Heritage being world-famous tourist spots
• e.g. Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The influence of UNESCO-China interaction on heritage site protection
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Negative Large expenditure for nomination• China Danxia
The influence of UNESCO-China interaction on heritage site protection
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More than one billion
Commercialization of the heritage sites• Summer Palace
The influence of UNESCO-China interaction on heritage site protection
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UNESCO Yellow Card
• Old Town of Lijiang
The influence of UNESCO-China interaction on heritage site protection
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UNESCO Yellow Card
Conclusion
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China UNESCO
Enhancing heritage site protection
Important partner to cooperate with
How to reduce negative impacts to heritage sites?
Principle of sustainable development
Reference• Su, Xiao and Peggy teo. 2009. The Politics of Heritage Tourism in
China. New York: Routledge.• Lee, Yok-shiu F. and Hilary du Cros. 2007. Cultural Heritage
Management in China. New York: Routledge.• Official website of UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/• Official site of UNESCO World Heritage Center
http://whc.unesco.org/• Official website of State Administration of Cultural Heritage of
China http://www.sach.gov.cn/• China Review News http://www. chinareviewnews.com
Reference• Law of People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural
Relics http://www.chinatoday.com/law/china-laws/cultural-relics-protection.htm
• Official site of Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center http://en.bjchp.org/?p=1924
• Protection of Cultural Heritage in China, Ministry of Culture, May 25 2006, from http://chinagate.cn/english/reports/48279.htm
• Future heritage protection strategies needed, Global Times, June 12 2010, from http://news.cultural-china.com/20100612115832.html